Blessed with faithful Abraham Study 1 – “Exceeding great and precious promises”

Abraham leaves Ur of the Chaldees for Haran and 5 years later, the Land of Promise

Lot the Faithful Abraham’s journeys Haran was the second most important place of the worship of Sin the moon god Ur of the Chaldees was the centre of the worship of Sin

The Abrahamic Covenant Blessed with faithful Abraham

The Abrahamic Covenant Blessed with faithful Abraham

The Abrahamic Covenant Blessed with faithful Abraham

The first promise to Abraham primary conditions to be met Blessed with faithful Abraham

What is this ‘great nation’? Blessed with faithful Abraham

Who are the families? Blessed with faithful Abraham

What does it mean to be blessed with faithful Abraham? Blessed with faithful Abraham

Shechem – Place of choice The name signifies the back or shoulder; the place of burdens; hence to shoulder a burden. Gerizim means “cuttings off” Ebal means “bare” or “bald” Shechem North Blessed with faithful Abraham

Hai = ruin We stand at Bethel (“House of God”) looking eastwards

Blessed with faithful Abraham

 The third promise made when the third condition fulfilled. The plain of Jordan

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